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HRS §88-170

When the pension board can stop your pension

If you get a pension and you do not show up for a required exam, do not follow the board's exam rules, or do not do work they say you can do, the board can stop your pension. It can stop it for a while or forever.

The statute, as written — Forfeiture of pension

Whenever any person who has received a pension from the pension system fails to report oneself for examination for duty (unless excused by the board of trustees), or disobeys the requirements of the board in respect to such examination, or fails to perform such duty as may be required of the person if found able to perform such duty, then the board shall order that the pension allowed and paid to the person shall cease permanently or temporarily.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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